June 20th, 2020 - Paint Colors

​My last and most beloved teacher was Helen Van Wyk.  After years of taking classes in drawing and painting, Helen provided all the basic answers that would have been such a help when I started.  So - here is Helen's color list, my Bible when it comes to color:

Basic Palette
Zinc White 

Warm Colors
Yellows
Cadmium Yellow Light
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Umber

Oranges
Cadmium Orange
Raw Sienna
Burnt Sienna

Reds
Cadmium Red Light
Grumbacher Red
Venetian (also Lite or Terra Rosa) Red
Indian Red

Cool Colors
Alizarin Crimson
Thalo Green
Thalo Blue

Ivory Black

Extra Colors
Sap Green
Manganese Violet
Dioxazine Purple
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Cadmium Yellow Dark
Thalo Red Rose
Thalo Yellow Green